Drug dealer gets 12-year sentence

Monday

Feb 10, 2014 at 8:27 PM

PEORIA — An East Bluff man was sentenced to 12 years in prison Friday on drug dealing charges.

Jean F. Genard, 49, of 509 E. Republic St. had previously pleaded guilty to possession of between 100 and 400 grams of cocaine with intent to deliver. He had faced at least nine and possibly up to 40 years behind bars.

According to court records, police had learned Genard was driving up to Chicago to buy cocaine. They put a GPS tracking device on his car on May 1, 2011. When he got back, he was stopped for a traffic infraction and police found more than 250 grams of cocaine.

Genard must serve at least 75 percent of his sentence, meaning that with about three years of time already served, he has less than seven years left to serve.

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